5 days into our 2026 Salmon season here - and here is my honest report. Springtime weather is well known to be hit & miss !! We opted to cancel day 1 & 2… pretty decent storm last weekend. And we’ve cancelled tomorrow (Thursday) as well… with high winds & rough seas in the forecast, but we’ll be back out on Friday.
   3 solid days in the books though. It’s been relatively tough fishing BUT we’ve seen improving conditions over those 3 days too. From gin clear water (not good) to some murkier, greenish stuff today… still not ideal but definitely better… with plankton & signs of upwelling becoming apparent today as well.  From completely empty stomachs in ‘em on day one to fish that have been feeding on Krill & Anchovies today. And consistently higher scores for us and the rest of the fleet every day so far… 12 for us today, and a high score of 17 was reported. There have been some Pacific Bonitos in the area as well… not the target species but it’s filled the gaps and provided some action.
   The majority of the Salmon have been caught from exceptionally deep. We’ve been fishing in 200-300 feet of water and 150-250’ depths have been our best action. That said, conditions ARE changing as we speak. After the South wind storm, we’re settling into a more normal NW pattern. Sorry to the boatload of folks we have to cancel tomorrow, but a big NW blow is actually just what the doctor ordered… that’s where it all starts by creating the upwelling conditions conducive to Salmon… and generally that will bring those fish up into the surface waters.
   Maybe not the wide open fishing we hope for right off the bat, but far from the worst we’ve seen either.
I can tell you what happened today & over the last couple days, but honestly no one can predict what tomorrow or next week will bring.
I can give you my honest best guess though… it’s gonna happen, and I think it could turn on big time in the next few days.
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